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TOPSY TURVY WORLD

 TOPSY TURVY WORLD

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The sky, the earth, above, below,

reflected, heads to tails,

the seed, the bird, the aeroplane, 

they spin around.

 

And if we're given glasses, 

that transform the view askew, 

even we get used to seeing you 

upside-down; 

don't frown, 

its all in the perception, and the force 

of gravity, 

that makes us see what we see

ordinarily, 

so we've all turned into clowns,

in this topsy-turvy world of

relativity.

 

It all depends on how you look, 

on how you see and how you hear, 

its in the brain just the same, 

so don't blame technology. 

— Nordic cloud, Jun 06, 2010

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Region, Country: Oslo and Flatdal, Norway., NOR

Favorite Poets: Too daunting this.

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judyanne

judyanne

16 years ago

absurdity xxx

love it annanya love to you ((((hug)))) judyanne xxx of course, down here in oz we're all upside down (XX) http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TwentyMyPrettyPonies.html
Geezer

Geezer

16 years ago

I feel as though...

I have gone down a rabbit-hole to visit a strange and wonderful land. I see the Cheshire-Cat [just a grin] curled up on the lap of the Queen. ~ Sir Gee, [Talking backwards and in riddles].
Seren

Seren

16 years ago

Dearest Ann

Beautifully done and I can still stand on my head i often have to lmao... well I am sharing a little news tonight you would have already heard but I am going to repeat it lol Lyz's daughter is having her baby in the morning well inducing her in about eight hours I am going to be down when bubs is born big smile something to be excited about lol and I am nervous excited all the above ... Bj has been sending me messages (father of the baby my nephew that lived with me for five years) all night and hes sooooooo excited his first child ... sigh babies gotta love them love to you sorry about my big ass ramble but I knew if Lyz hadnt had time to message you, you would want to know love and big hugs JayCee x x x x ("Quote:-For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.-Ivan Panin")
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years ago

Lyz has said but thank you Jayne

Ann of Norway And thank you for being able to stand on your head too!!!! We all do metaphorically anyway don't we, and I am sure that's exactly what Lz is doing NOW. Have a lovely time watching the first blinks of a new life, I remember when Charlotte Erik's grand daughter came into the world she stared out of the window at the sky with wide opened black eyes, they are not black now but they seemed black then, she turned out to be a very observant baby and now at 20 years young lady!!! Wishing to be a psychologist!!! Love to you and thank you for enjoying my sommersault! Love from Ann. And Sir Gee gee too with his horse!! Love to all judyanne to and all who comment here.
xena465

xena465

16 years ago

Topsy-turvy world..

Yes that we have Ann. I'm been feeling a bit topsy-turvy myself of late. Nice and witty Ann, sorry to come to your page so late, still a bit out of sorts myself (topsy, topsy turvy. Xena
SH

shirley harrison

16 years ago

a very enjoyable poem!

Dearest Ann of Norway, your poetry is sublime! i am so trying to stand on my head after writing to you! L:O:L You are a beautiful poetess........ shirley harrison
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years ago

Did you manage Shirley?

Ann of Norway Its easy really, but we should do it every day according to some specialists(!!!) As then our bodies have a chance to re-orientate themselves, so to speak. There are things that stay in cracks and crannies in our bodies that need to be stirred up now and then, I can understand that, just as I too pull in my stomach every morning to perhaps help all the organs to fall into their proper places, we don't, individually now enough about what is best to do in the way of exercise do we? I have asked and each time I do when given what I too consider is good advice, have continued to do it from that day forward!! This entails doing exercises every morning it takes at least 1/32 hr, and then I get up!!! Every part gets a little turn. Not energetic more like a stretching of things, I SHOULD stand on my head too but Sh! I don't do that, they didn't tell me to do that either the Physiotherapists! I wonder if Anna does Yoga, some of those I do too, she needs them for all sorts doesn't she? It is best to sty supple, the rest of my exercises takes place as I wait for a bus, or anything, swinging my legs high up and holding one foot high up behind me, etc. I don't care a hoot what people think of me, nor can I wear tight skirts! Thank you for your sweet tasting comment dear Shirley, I am made happy by it, Love to you and yours from Ann. Oh how I would love to be in Italy now, a me piace molto Italia, ciaou XXOO
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

15 years 11 months ago

Is that you Kelsey? You have a lovely face.

Ann of Norway It looks so kind and full of feeling, I mean you do! Glad you are enjoying yourself here that's why we are here, as well, of course, to help each other better our poetry, when we can!!! Love to you and thank you for being amused by this one of mine. Ann in sunny Norway (today anyway!!)
K

kelsey

15 years 11 months ago

TO MY LOVELY MOTHER

It's a great feeling ma having you around and thanks for admiring the face behind myself-hood.
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

15 years 11 months ago

Is it me you are calling ma?

Ann of Norway If so I am honoured indeed, the little children at my kindergarten often called me so forgetting that I wasn't their mother and I loved that, specially as I have never had the luck to be one; so now you come and call me ma, what a perfectly wonderful honour, and I thank you. Is that a suitcase belt round your forehead, now as your mother I can be open minded about what I ask of you, no? I would hang a gold ring from the clasp- the other day I hung pink pearls and a cord of pink from one of my 'plaits' and said it was instead of earings. I can put earings there as I wish can't I? I like earings when they are special ones and buy many for someone who likes exciting ones, its such fun finding them. I will turn my head and look out into the sky to see if I can see you, but I fear it will only be the reflection off a cloud that can do that for me-others would say God. Thank you again for commenting Kelsey, With love from Ann your ma.
K

kelsey

15 years 11 months ago

Thanx Ma

I do appreciate Ma, i ll always keep in touch and stay out of trouble knowing you could as well advice me not to do?